R&R Partners adds new clients, staff

R&R Partners is leaping into 2013 adding new clients and staff as the agency gets comfortable in its new central Phoenix office space. Just recently, R&R took on Arizona Public Service (APS), IO, the datacenter company, and the Health & Wealth Raffle benefiting Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital.

R&R now occupies the entire 29th floor at 101 N. First Avenue giving agency staff added room for growth. With an expanded client roster and new space have also come multiple new hires with plans to add more creative and account services staff.

New staff members include the following:

Ken Pham, Copywriter
A native of Arizona and a Sun Devil graduate, Ken Pham has worked across a vast range of clients with different desires and budgets. Pham’s ability to bring big ideas have earned him significant industry Emmy and Addy awards. He has developed and built brands for local, regional and national accounts such as NextCare Urgent Care, Phiten U.S.A., McDonald’s, Massage Envy, Peter Piper Pizza, Paradise Bakery & Cafe, Bashas’ and The Phoenix Zoo.
At R&R Partners, he exercises his talents on accounts such as APS, IO Data Centers, Health & Wealth Raffle benefiting Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital, Valley Metro, The Residences at the Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain and Cox Business Services.

Ashley George, Senior Art Director
Ashley George brings a wealth of agency experience to R&R – having worked with top agencies before including High Wide & Handsome in Los Angeles and Young & Rubicam in San Francisco. Her talent has helped shape top brands such as Arbor Mist, Dell, Sunkist, Chevron, and Texaco. At R&R Partners, she works on APS, IO, St. Joseph’s Health & Wealth Raffle and Cox Communications.

Sarah Leidy, Assistant Media Buyer
Sarah Leidy hails from the East Coast where she helped launch an interactive Olympic summer campaign during her time at Neo@Ogilvy in New York City. At R&R, she assists with negotiations and purchasing of advertising space across all media for R&R clients including St. Joseph’s Health & Wealth Raffle, Valley Metro, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.

Beau Cowan, Web Developer
Beau Cowan joined R&R from Yandy.com and was hired to support R&R’s work on the agency’s Boeing International account. His work includes designing and developing new Boeing sites as well as maintaining them for consistency over time.

Matt Porembski, Designer
Matt Porembski developed his talent on interdisciplinary teams at Intel and Motorola. He also worked as an in-house designer for a Phoenix based law firm. As a part of R&R Partners’ digital team, he creates design options for many of R&R’s web clients.

Stuart Luther, Government and Public Affairs Associate
Stuart Luther began fine-tuning his public affairs expertise while he was a student assistant for the U.S Global Change Research Program in Washington, D.C. and strengthened his research abilities as an intern for the appropriations committee for the Arizona House of Representatives. Blending the two skills together made him perfect for the R&R Partner’s Government and Public Affairs Associate position, where he dives into research to help position R&R’s clients in the public affairs sphere.

Ivanna Garcia, Agency Coordinator
Ivanna Garcia brings a diverse journalism, public relations and community relations background to R&R with experience ranging from work at a boutique advertising agency, work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and work with another national public relations/advertising firm. At R&R, Garcia works on public relations for the Health & Wealth Raffle, Valley Metro, and Cox Communications accounts.